Tailor&#39;s kit



v Aug. 13, 1929. BU R 1,724,069

TAILOR S KIT Filed Aug. 25, 1926 INVHXI UK 771 arr/(1:; Bu fem 2;. aQQ ATTORN EY l atented Aug. l.

TAILOTUh T.

Application filed August as, with. Serial lilo. 131,376.

The general object of my present invention is to provide animproved device of simple construction and compact form for holding articles or implements. More specifically the object of my present invention is to provide 'a'unitary plate-like tailors kit constructed and arranged to receive and hold several tailoring implements and adapted to receive means for securing it to the arm of the user.

The various features of novelty which characterize my invention are pointed out with particularity in the claims annexed to and forming a part of this specification. For a better understanding of the invention, however and the advantages possessed by it reference should be had to the accoman in drawin s and descri ative matter in til ' The prongs A are arrange which l have illustrated and described a preferred embodiment of the invention.

@f the drawings: Fig. 1 is a perspective view of my device showing the various implements in position; Fig. 2 is a section on the line 2-2 of Fig. l with the implements removed; and Fig.3 is a plan view of a partially manufactured plate. 7 Y My invention consists of a late member havinga plurality of prongs 'ormed thereon arranged to receive and hold several tailoring implements and. adapted to be worn on the wrist of the user.

in the preferred form of the invention as shown by the drawings, the tailoring hit is in the form. of a plate member A of substantially rectangular shape and having its cornersrounded oil. The plate member is slightly curved to substantially conform to the curvature of the wrist ofithe user. In one-half of the pldte A is provided a plurality of symmetricall arranged outwardly projecting thimble ho ding prongs A, each of which is curved conrealy and provided with a multiplicity of small rejections A in angularly spaced relation to receive a thimble B, the closed end of which is inserted between the prongs. The thiinble B is held in position by the elasticity of the curved prongs and by thefact that some of the projections A engage in indentations ll in the outer surface of the thimble. Eachfprongis tapered upwardly from its base as shown to strengthen the construction suiiiciently to withstand the constant insertion of the thimble. The prongs are adapted to receive thimbles of various sizes. The degree of curvature of the prongs A is dependent on the size of the thimble in use. F or example, for a large sized th imble the curved portion of. the prongs begins closer to the prong base than when a smaller thimble is In use.

. In the other half of the plate A and near one edge thereof is provided a projecting fl-shap'ed member A arranged to receivea basting puller C. The basting puller is held in position by the resiliency of the pro jecting member.

On the remaining por-. tion of the plate A is glued, cemented or othbrwise secured a cushion A' of rectangular shape and adapted to receive needles and pins D. Along each end portion of the through which a strap 1E may be passed to secure the plate on the wrist of the user.

in the ordinarymanufacture of my device a piece of light sheet metal is first converted b the action of a stamping machine into the blank form as shown in Fig.

plate A is a narrow longitudinal slot A 3 with the thimble holding prongs A hav-- ing the projections A thereinsymmetrically arranged and cut out portions between the prongs in the general shape of a four leaf clover. The cut out portions permit the closed end of the thimble to be inserted between the prongs to a greater extent than if the prongs were formed without such portions. as passages for air circulation to the un derside of the plate. The'substantially'llshaped slot forming the leaner holder A All of the plate openings serve.

and the narrow strap slots A may be 3 formed in the same stamping operation.-

The thimble holding prongs and baster holder are then bent into the proper shape and the cushion A secured to the plate member A. The strap E or other suitable holding means is then passed through the slot A My device is of simple andcompact conlllll struction. easy and cheap to manufacture and especially useful for tailors, the

plements most used in the tailoring trade are close at hand and ready for use. The feature of havingjauuitary holder forseveral implements .in intermittent but constant arts, being so arranged that the articles an *ime.

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use obviously results in increased efficiency a usually strapped onto the left wrist of the user-as a needleworker ordinarily handles theimplements with his right hand, using his left hand for adjusting the work. The user can carry the plate on his wrist withu out discomfort or annoyance as the strap passing behind the plate and the ventilation permitted by the cutout plate portions serve to prevent any chafing of the wrist by the plate. The construction of the curved prongs integral with the plate permits the use of light sheet metal as the curved members strengthen the plate against stresses transverse to the bending axes.

While in accordance with the provisions of the statutes, I have illustrated and described the best form of embodiment of my invention now-known to me, it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that changes may be made in the form of the apparatus disclosed without departing from the spirit of my invention as set forth in the appended claims and that insome cases certain features of my invention may be used to advantage without a corresponding use of other features.

Having now described my invention. what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. An article holder adapted to be carried on a wrist of the user comprising a plate having a plurality of integral prong members projecting from one side thereof,

of each of said members adapted to contact with the outer surface of a sewing implement held therebetween, and means for securing said plate on the wrist of the user.

Signed at Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State of New York, this 20th day of August, A. D. 1926.

THOMAS BUTERA. 

